The Metropolis PlanFor Growth & Transportation

Chicago Metropolis 2020

● Created by the Commercial Club of Chicago

● Follows in the tradition of Daniel Burnham

● Goal: A region that will attract investment and create jobs.

Chicago region

Public Policy Actions Influence Private ChoicesTransportation

Land UseBusinesses/ Jobs/People

The Metropolis Plan for Growth & Transportation

TransportationModel

Economic Model

Land UseModel

Modeling Future Development Scenarios

Base Data

The Chicago region in 2030 “Business As Usual”

Economic Model: 2030 Results

• 1.8 million new people

• 630,000 new households

• 800,000 new jobs

Transportation Model: 2030 Results

• Trip lengths to workplaces: up 27%

• Use of transit for work trips: down 17%

• Trip length to non-work places: up 52%

• Total auto miles traveled: up 75%

Business as usual

• 490 additional square miles of agriculture or open space will be developed.

• The additional cost of new infrastructure in subdivisions is over $8 billion.

• There will be 4 new jobs in Cook County for every new home

• There will be 5 new homes in Will and McHenry Counties for every new job

Business as usual

• $40 billion in transportation spending• Total miles of new major roads will

increase by 4.3%• Total distance driven will increase by 45%• Hours driven will increase by 68%• Average speed will decrease by 14%• Average time for auto trip to work will

increase by 40%

Creating the Metropolis PlanRegional Planning Workshops

Choose a Starter Set and Place Chips on Map

Presentation of workshop maps

Step 1

Count and record the number and type of chips placed on each workshop map.

Step 2Photograph and georeference the map images so the projection matches GIS data layers.

Populate the grid by clicking where chips have been

placed by participants.

Step 3

Completed map shows how each chip is selected within the grid.

Workshop Results

Transportation

West Side Access to O’Hare

Peotone Connection

EXPRESSWAYS

North Freeway Link

355 Connection

Circumferential Freight Line

O’Hare FacilityAirport Connection

FREIGHTTransportation

Waukegan Facility

Midway Facility

Joliet Facility

Transportation

Station Areas

ALTERNATIVE MODES

Metra/CTA Integration at Mid-City Line

Mid-City Line Connects Airports

Metra Lines

Land UseCONCEPTS

Regional centers

Town centers

Chicago renewal and infillAreas of new development

Community Leaders Scenario

New acres of urbanization

299,659

80,849

050000

100000150000200000250000300000

Business as Usual

Community Leaders

Loss of total agricultural, forest and grassland

245,087

65,712

0

50,000

100,000

150,000

200,000

250,000

Acre

s los

t

Business as Usual

Community Leaders

Regional cost of subdivision infrastructure (billions of dollars)

$8.17

$2.96

$0.00

$2.00

$4.00

$6.00

$8.00

$10.00

Billi

ons o

f dol

lars

Business as Usual

Community Leaders

Planning for Freight Oriented Development

Freight Movement by TrainNational Context 1998

Freight Movement by TruckNational Context 1998

Freight Movement by TruckChicago 1999

The Region TodayWhat are our choices for the future?

Chicago Rail & Truck Freight Network

2003 Regional Truck Traffic

% of Traffic that is Truck

Total Truck Traffic

Firm Locations

Freight Receivers Warehousing

Industrial Corridors

The City of Chicago has designated 22

industrial corridors that comprise the major locations of

industrial use in the City. Can this concept be applied elsewhere

in the region?

SuburbanIndustrial Corridors

There are no formally designated industrial

corridors in the suburbs, though there are many areas that fit

the same criteria

These should be identified and evaluated for management

Land Uses Along Existing Rail

Land Uses along Rail Lines

All Industrial Land

105,250 acres of industrial land have been identified in the region. This is used as the core of the following analysis.

Adjacent to Class 1 Railroads

47,750 Acres of industrial land are immediately adjacent to Class 1 Rail Lines

2-1/2 Miles of Expressway Exit

58,900 acres of industrial land were identified within 2-1/2 miles of an expressway exit.

Truck Route Access

Within the region a system of truck routes have been identified. We used this to create a ‘Cost Surface’ of freight movement off of expressways.

Expanded Industrial Core in the context

of Land Use

The next logical step is to evaluate the context of each location to determine whether surrounding uses will support or undermine industrial use.

Top Suburban Industrial Corridors

Best areas are two miles from expressway, adjacent to truck routes and adjacent to rail lines

2-Digit SIC CodeNumber of Firms in Chicago Industrial Corridors

AL SER

FISHING

ELECTRONIC, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT &

COMPONENTS,EQUIPMENT

TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT

INSTRUMENTS

MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING

RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION

LOCAL, SUBURBAN TRANSIT

BUILDING MATERIALS

AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS

APPAREL AND ACCESSORY

HOME FURNITURE, FURNISHINGS

USPS

GENERAL MERCHANDISE FOOD STORES

MINING AG PROD - CROPS

JUSTICE

AG PROD - LIVESTOCK BLD CON - GEN CON

HEAVY CONST

PUBLIC FINANCE,

INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAMACHINERY

FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTPRIMARY META

LEATHE

RUBBER AND PLASTI

STONE, CLAY, GLASS, ANCONCRETE

MOTOR FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION

WATER TRANSP

TRANSPORTATION BY AIR

TRANSPORTATION SERVICES

COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRIC, GAS AND SANITARY SERVICESWHOLESALE TRADE - DURABLE

WHOLESALE TRADE - NONDURABLE

OTHER SERVICES

EGAL SERVICES

CHEMICALS

PETROLEUM

PRINTING

FURNITURE

PAPER

TEXTILE APPAREL, FINISHED PRODUCTLUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS

FOOD CONST - SPECIAL TRA

OCIAL SERVICES MBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS

ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL SECURITY

EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATIVE & GENERAL GOVERNMENT

ADMINISTRATION ECONOMIC PROGRAMS

NGINEERING, ACCOUNTING, RESEARCH

MUSEUMSDUCATIONAL SERVICES

MUSEMENT

ALTH SERVICES

MOTION PICTURES

ISCELLANEOUS REPAIR

UTOMOTIVE REPAIR

EATING AND DRINKING

MISCELLANEOUS RETAIL

EPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS

NONDEPOSITORY CREDIT INSTITUTIONS

SECURITY & COMMODITY BROKERSINSURANCE CARRIERS

NSURANCE AGENTS

EAL ESTATEHOTELS, ROOMING HOUSES

PERSONAL SERVICES USINESS SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

D

E

L

E

A

M

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B

R

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1-Digit SIC Codes Number of Firms - Chicago Industrial Corridors

6%10%

13%

7%

17%

21%

16%

8% 2%

ConstructionManufacturingTransportationWholesaleRetailFIREServiceHealthAdministration

1-Digit SIC Codes Number of Employees – Suburban Industrial Corridors

30%

9%

17%

11%

15%9%

5%4%0% 0%

MiningConstManTransWhoRetFIRESerHealthAdmin

Recommended Policies

• Develop intergovernmental units for effective action

• Key areas should be identified and priortizied by regional and state governments

• Expansion should be accommodated in local plans• Targeted tax incentives for manufacturing and

warehouse uses• Build workforce housing in vicinity

Land Uses along Rail Lines

Rail Network

Freight Road Network

Intermodal Facilities

Container Yards

Abandoned Rail LinesAbandoned rail lines should be kept intact to be available for future

transportation needs.

Metra Line

Abandoned Rail Lines

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